Instructions on writing, printing and delivery of dissertation theses

Before starting the work

  • Install End Note for citation administration – that will help you to make sure the quote is formally correct.
  • before printing the cover of the dissertation thesis please contact your Dean´s Office to check all information and send an e-mail with updated information (Czech title of the thesis, English title, supervisor, language of the thesis – Czech or English)
  • Download thesis template (ENG) with instruction (available also in Czech)
    • Please note that the instructions are for illustrative purposes only, for example, your supervisor may specify different chapter titles/order.
    • only as docx file format

 

Downloading of cover

 

Number of copies and types of covers

  • you will hand in 5 printed copies  (signed by author) of your thesis with hard cover or paperback cover (or different number, if your Faculty decides so) 

Order of sheets

  • title sheets (contained automatically in the cover generator)
  • statement – must be signed and dated
  • summaries in Czech and English
  • body of the thesis 

 

Printing

  • For non-confidential theses:
    • You can have the thesis printed in building B in the Copy Centre of UCT; printed and bound at Powerprint (order in person directly at the branch).
      • (KANAG ceased operations in June 2024)
    • Before printing/binding it is necessary to enter the thesis in PDF format (abstract in text form) into the SIS system (Instructions). 
    • If you want to bring an already printed out thesis for binding, then it must include entry sheets as well.
  • For confidential theses:
    • Agree with your supervisor on the printing/binding of the thesis.
  • Of course, you may have your thesis printed/bound somewhere else; in such case please maintain the type of cover.

 

Binding

You can have your work bound at  PowerPrint or your favorite bookbindery.

Contacts

 

Delivery of dissertation theses

Deliver the thesis electronically by entering it into the SIS study system, Instructions for Delivery

 

Documents related to theses

Document name  Code ID  keywords popis zmeneno_cas Valid from  Valid until  Author 
Thesis template ENG (docx) 21. 3. 2024
FFBT: Faculty template and Guide to Writing Final Theses 16. 12. 2025
Rules for submitting and publishing dissertation theses at UCT Prague A/S/961/2/2018 (EN) 1. 2. 2018
Defence and storage of theses with deferred publishing A/S/961/6/2018 (EN) 1. 10. 2018